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Santa Fe Salad
This Santa Fe salad is the ultimate Southwestern salad. It's loaded with tender, juicy chicken, fresh veggies, and creamy black beans.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Jess Rice📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●blender
- ●food processor
- ●bowl
- ●skillet
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Add the avocado, sour cream, minced garlic, salt, lime juice, and cilantro to a food processor or blender. Puré until smooth. Cover and set aside in the refrigerator.
avocado ($0.89)1garlic, minced ($0.08)1 clovegarlic powder ($0.05)1 tsptsp salt ($0.02)1/4salt ($0.05)1 tsplime juice ($0.50)2 tbsp
2
Prepare
3
Chop romaine lettuce into bite-sized pieces and transfer to a large salad bowl.
4
Dice bell peppers, slice radishes, thaw frozen corn, and rinse and strain canned black beans. Add this and 1/2 cup of pico de gallo to the large salad bowl on top of chopped romaine lettuce. Cover and keep in the refrigerator while you prepare the chicken.
radishes, sliced thin ($0.49)5frozen corn, thawed and rinsed ($0.47)1 cup
5
Place the chicken breasts inside a heavy duty food storage bag and flatten with a rolling pin or a tenderizing mallet until the breasts are consistently about 3/4 inch thick. Start in the middle at the thickest part of each breast for more even cooking. This step helps the chicken cook more evenly.
6
Rub
7
Prepare the Santa Fe Chicken seasoning blend by combining chili, paprika, cayenne, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper.
paprika ($0.20)2 tspground cumin ($0.10)1 tspgarlic, minced ($0.08)1 clovegarlic powder ($0.05)1 tsponion powder ($0.05)1 tsptsp salt ($0.02)1/4salt ($0.05)1 tsp
8
Rub chicken breasts with 1 Tbsp olive oil and divide the seasoning blend between the them, making sure to thoroughly coat the entire surface of each chicken breast with seasoning.
olive oil, divided ($0.08)2 Tbsp
9
Cook
10
In a large skillet, add 1 Tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is glistening and hot, add the chicken breasts. Cook your chicken for a total of ⏱️ 10-12 minutes, flipping halfway. While the chicken cooks, do not wiggle or disturb it except for flipping. Remove the chicken from the heat when it reaches an internal temperature of 160°F. Allow chicken to rest on a cutting board for ⏱️ 5-10 minutes before slicing into strips. After resting, the chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165°F.
olive oil, divided ($0.08)2 Tbsp
11
Toss
12
Fan out the sliced chicken on top of the salad and drizzle creamy avocado dressing over the top. Toss and serve!
avocado ($0.89)1
Nutrition Facts
calories
516 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 bowl
fiber Content
14 g
sodium Content
1791 mg
protein Content
29 g
carbohydrate Content
61 g
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